Editing Vikna Municipality

{{Short description|Former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vikna
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Vikten herred
|image_skyline          = Rorvik 02.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Rørvik
|idnumber               = 5050
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Namdalen
|capital                = [[Rørvik]]
|established            = 1 July 1869
|preceded               = [[Nærøy Municipality]] 
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Nærøysund Municipality]]
|demonyms               = Viknværing<br />Viknaværing
|language               = Neutral
|flag                   = 
|mayor                  = [[Amund Hellesø]] 
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|AP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015-2019
|elevation_max_m        = 172.9
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-hver-kommune/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312031919/https://kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-hver-kommune/ |archive-date=2019-03-12 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 269
|area_total_km2         = 318.70
|area_land_km2          = 311.18
|area_water_km2         = 7.52
|area_water_percent     = 2.4
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 216
|population_total       = 4578
|population_density_km2 = 14.4
|population_increase    = 11.7
|coordinates            = {{coord|64|54|42|N|11|01|55|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Vikna''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The island municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020. It is now part of [[Nærøysund Municipality]] in the [[Namdalen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality was the village of [[Rørvik]]. Other villages in Vikna included [[Austafjord]], [[Garstad]], and [[Valøya]]. 

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|319|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 269th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway.  Vikna was the 216th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,578. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|14.4|PD/km2}} and its population had increased by 11.4% over the last decade.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2018 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |access-date=2019-03-03 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |access-date=2019-03-03 |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Vikna1 072006.jpg|thumb|left|Ytre Vikna.]]
The municipality of Vikten was established on 1 July 1869 when it was separated from the large [[Nærøy Municipality]]. Initially, the population of Vikten Municipality was 1,749. On 1 January 1881, a small area of [[Fosnes Municipality]] (population: 61) was transferred to Vikten Municipality. The spelling of the name was later changed to Vikna Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Nord-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

On 1 January 2020, Vikna Municipality was merged with most of the neighboring [[Nærøy Municipality]] to form the new [[Nærøysund Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Om Nærøysund kommune |url=http://naroysund.info/om-naroysund-kommune/ |access-date=2019-03-03 |publisher=Nærøysund kommune |language=no}}</ref> The [[Lund, Nærøy|Lund]] area of Nærøy Municipality was not part of the merger, however, instead it became part of the newly enlarged [[Namsos Municipality]] on the same date.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vedtak om grensejustering mellom Nærøy og Fosnes kommuner |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/d377736a840246f485b389f135ceae0e/naroy_og_fosnes.pdf |access-date=2019-12-30 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named "Vikna". It was named after the three large islands which made up the municipality: ''[[Inner-Vikna]]'', ''[[Mellom-Vikna]]'', and ''[[Ytter-Vikna]]'' ({{langx|non|Víkn}}). The name is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "[[cove]]" or "wick" (likely since the islands have numerous coves and inlets).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kFFxvxaufcC |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt |date=1903 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=15 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Vikten''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Vikna''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 13 May 1988 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three salmon [[argent]] [[Attitude (heraldry)|in annulo]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått tre sølv lakser som danner en sirkel}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three [[salmon]] forming a circle. The fish design has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This design was chosen to symbolize the importance of salmon [[fishing]] and [[Fish farming|farming]] in the municipality. The arms were designed by Torleif Flosand. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vikna |access-date=2023-02-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikna, Nord-Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-17-50.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-05-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1988-05-13-372 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> 

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Vikna Municipality. It was part of the [[Namdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vikna'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Vikna||[[Garstad Church]]||[[Garstad]]||1856
|-
|[[Rørvik Church]]||[[Rørvik]]||1896
|-
|[[Valøy Chapel]]||[[Valøya]]||1972
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Vikna-Langsundet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Langsundet strait]]
[[File:Vikna-Norway-coast-landscape.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Vikna landscape in spring. 2009.]]
The municipality consisted of a large island [[archipelago]] with some 6,000 large and small islands going far into the [[Norwegian Sea]] off the northwestern coast of Trøndelag county. Vikna is the largest [[spawn (biology)|spawning]] area for [[cod]] south of [[Lofoten]]. The three largest islands are: [[Inner-Vikna]], closest to the mainland, [[Mellom-Vikna]], and then [[Ytter-Vikna]] as the westernmost island.  Other islands include [[Borgan, Norway|Borgan]] and [[Lauvøya, Vikna|Lauvøya]]. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|172.9|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Vattafjellet on the island of [[Ytter-Vikna]].<ref name="elev" />

The main village for the municipality was [[Rørvik]], located on the eastern shore of Inner-Vikna, facing the mainland across the [[Nærøysundet]] strait. The many islands in the area means that there are many lighthouses including [[Gjeslingene Lighthouse]], [[Grinna Lighthouse]], [[Nærøysund Lighthouse]], and [[Nordøyan Lighthouse]].

On 21 October 1962, the coastal steamer ([[Hurtigruten]]) ''Sanct Svithun'' run aground on ''Nordøyan'' as a result of navigational error. The ship sunk, and there was a tragic loss of 41 lives. A memorial [[Bautasten|bauta]] was raised on Nordøyan in 2002.

==Government==
While it existed, Vikna Municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Namdal District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]]. 

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Vikna was made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 2016
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 7 
|note = On 1 January 2020, Vikna Municipality became part of [[Nærøysund Municipality]].
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nord-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/nord-tr%C3%B8ndelag/vikna?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|start                     = 1964
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vikna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Vikna was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sakshaug |first=Dagfinn |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009010600025 |title=Oversikt for tiden etter andre verdenskrig |publisher=Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune |year=1996 |isbn=978-82-91316-27-7 |location=Steinkjer |page=272 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1953-02-14 |title=Ordførere i Vikna fra 1870–1951 |work=Adresseavisen |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1870–1875: Iver Kirkeby
*1876–1877: Arnold Bugge
*1878–1881: Benjamin Gjestsen
*1882–1898: Kasper Sund ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1899–1901: Christoffer Inderberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1902–1904: Knut Rangsæter ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1905–1922: Christoffer Inderberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1923–1928: Christian Ulsund ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1929–1942: Ingvar Inderberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1942–1943: T.B. Norberg ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1943–1945: Fredrik C. Hansen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1945: Ingvar Inderberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1946–1947: Arthur Prestvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948–1951: Leon Brevik ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1952–1955: Fredrik Lie-Gjeseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1956–1975: Lars Kirkeby-Garstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1976–1979: Arne Hansen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1980–1983: Roald Kirkeby-Garstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984–1991: Magnus Kleven ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992–1997: [[Lars Peder Brekk]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1997–2003: Else Hansvik Storsul ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2003–2011: [[Karin Søraunet]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2011–2015: Reinert Eidshaug ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015–2019: Amund Hellesø ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
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==Economy==
[[Fishing]], [[fish farming]], [[public services]], and [[agriculture]] are the main sources of income. The ''Norveg museum'', devoted to the coastal way of life through the centuries, is located in [[Rørvik]]. The [[Vikna Wind Farm]] is located on [[Mellom-Vikna]], just west of [[Garstad]], and it produces power for much of the municipality.

==Transportation==
[[Hurtigruten]] boats stop frequently at Rørvik and [[Norwegian County Road 770]] via the [[Nærøysund Bridge]] connects Vikna to the mainland and [[European route E6]]. There is also the small [[Rørvik Airport, Ryum]], just south of Rørvik. Vikna and neighbouring [[Nærøy Municipality]] formed a common work area with nearly 10,000 inhabitants.

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Nærøysund Municipality#Notable_people}}

==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080321151924/http://museumsnett.no/norveg/en/forside.htm Norveg Museum]
*[http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T908641&kommune=T927449 Cultural map of Vikna] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051128051909/http://www.ntnu.no/vmuseet/botavd/refesumm/summ3_03.html The plant cover of Kalvøya island]

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